Posts by Steve Smith

The Nsoro Foundation will be honoring Steve Smith and Elizabeth Allen, two of Atlanta’s most-esteemed philanthropists, at the Starfish Mardi Gras Ball, on Saturday, January 20, 2018. They will be crowned “King” and “Queen” during the 13th Annual Gala, and will reign over all the festivities. The Starfish Mardi Gras Ball features a formal dinner and a silent auction. Proceeds benefit Nsoro’s high school graduation programs and student scholarship fund. For more information on this event, click here to purchase tickets to the event or read the article...

Steve Smith has been selected to be part of a marquee lineup of announcers for Turner Sports and CBS Sports during the upcoming 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. He, along with others like Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Jim Nantz, Steve Lavin to name a few, will be commentating on all 67 games in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. For a complete list of play-by-play announcers, analysts and reporters, click...

On Sunday, January 15, 2017, as part of the 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Game, Steve Smith, along with Grant Hill and Lisa Leslie, were honored with the 12 Annual National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award for their significant contributions to civil and human rights, and for laying the foundation for future leaders through their career in sports in the spirit of Dr. King. Click here for more information.

Sherronia Dorsey-Walker, a Pershing High School graduate and a recipient of a Steve Smith Scholarship, recently achieved one of her many goals. She, with the help of Garth Motschenbacher, Director of Employer Relations in the MSU College of Engineering, has set up her own scholarship fund to help a student achieve their dream of graduating college. The scholarship is given to a student who works hard in school, is active in their academic career and gives back to the community. A more detailed article regarding Sherronia’s accomplishment can be found...

The Michigan State University Black Alumni Association (“MSUBA”) has selected Steve Smith as the 2016 Recipient of the University/Community Service Distinguished Alumni Award. The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated pioneering leadership, dedication to inter-racial harmony, outstanding community involvement and a commitment to the MSUBA goals and objectives. Steve will be awarded with this honor at the Scholarship and Distinguish Alumni Award Ceremony, which will be held on October 15, 2016 at The Causeway Bay Lansing Hotel and Convention Center. Forty students...